BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (On a typical day, how many times do you drink sweetened beverages, NOT including diet or sugar-free beverages?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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On a typical day, how many times do you drink sweetened beverages, NOT including diet or sugar-free beverages?

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	Total Respond.^	One time	Two times	Three times	Four or more times	None
North Carolina	5,398	1,137	22.7	20.8-24.7	591	13.7	12.0-15.5	332	8.2	6.8- 9.7	446	11.1	9.5-13.0	2,892	44.4	42.2-46.6
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	155	41	36.4	20.4-56.0	14	9.0	3.3-22.2	5	7.0	1.6-25.9	10	4.8	2.3- 9.8	85	42.9	28.9-58.1
Buncombe	160	29	18.8	12.4-27.5	16	12.3	6.8-21.5	6	5.7	2.2-14.1	6	8.0	3.5-17.4	103	55.2	45.3-64.7
Cabarrus	140	31	24.9	15.9-36.9	25	16.5	9.8-26.5	12	7.5	3.9-14.0	8	10.6	4.6-22.4	64	40.5	29.7-52.3
Catawba	127	30	22.2	14.7-31.9	12	8.7	4.6-15.7	6	9.3	3.3-23.3	9	10.3	4.7-21.3	70	49.5	38.9-60.1
Cumberland	159	34	24.0	16.6-33.3	22	13.4	8.2-21.0	13	9.9	5.2-18.1	13	11.7	6.5-20.1	77	41.0	32.0-50.6
Davidson	143	36	25.8	18.0-35.4	18	11.7	7.0-18.8	9	8.4	3.4-19.2	19	16.3	10.1-25.1	61	37.9	28.6-48.2
Durham	200	42	27.9	19.1-38.8	19	11.5	6.6-19.3	13	7.2	3.3-14.8	7	5.4	1.8-15.4	119	48.0	37.6-58.6
Forsyth	177	40	24.0	16.3-33.8	17	13.8	7.5-23.9	6	9.1	3.3-22.3	9	5.4	2.5-11.1	105	47.7	37.6-58.0
Gaston	133	32	19.3	12.9-27.8	11	10.9	4.6-23.8	7	4.8	2.0-10.9	15	14.0	7.5-24.7	68	51.0	39.3-62.6
Guilford	181	44	30.5	21.7-41.0	26	17.9	10.2-29.5	10	6.4	3.0-13.1	10	6.4	3.0-12.9	91	38.7	30.0-48.3
Iredell	180	38	22.2	13.9-33.5	17	10.6	5.8-18.8	8	6.4	2.6-14.9	20	14.7	8.5-24.3	97	46.0	35.1-57.4
Johnston	151	35	23.9	16.0-34.1	24	23.1	12.5-38.7	9	4.0	1.9- 8.2	16	13.1	7.6-21.4	67	35.9	26.4-46.7
Mecklenburg	254	48	22.2	15.5-30.7	17	7.2	3.9-12.9	16	7.7	4.5-13.0	14	9.8	5.1-17.9	159	53.1	44.9-61.2
New Hanover	163	22	21.2	13.0-32.7	15	14.9	7.9-26.5	7	4.1	1.9- 8.8	12	15.0	7.2-28.4	107	44.8	35.1-54.9
Onslow	151	34	26.6	18.1-37.2	16	13.6	7.9-22.3	10	6.2	3.1-12.1	17	13.9	7.7-23.7	74	39.7	30.9-49.3
Orange	147	31	24.4	16.6-34.3	10	6.4	3.4-11.8	8	6.4	2.8-14.0	9	6.9	3.0-14.9	89	55.9	45.9-65.5
Pitt	158	27	15.9	10.2-24.1	17	13.7	8.0-22.5	11	7.9	3.9-15.4	20	20.5	12.0-32.8	83	42.0	32.9-51.6
Randolph	137	28	19.0	11.2-30.4	17	16.4	8.8-28.7	10	15.5	6.3-33.4	15	15.3	8.1-27.0	67	33.8	24.4-44.7
Robeson	123	30	20.6	13.3-30.3	22	18.8	11.8-28.7	12	7.1	3.7-13.3	19	22.2	13.8-33.8	40	31.3	22.1-42.2
Rowan	180	45	21.2	14.5-30.0	23	12.0	7.3-19.3	16	8.8	5.0-15.0	19	19.2	9.7-34.3	77	38.8	28.8-49.8
Union	145	34	29.9	18.1-45.3	14	13.4	7.3-23.4	4	3.7	1.3-10.1	7	11.4	4.5-25.7	86	41.6	30.7-53.2
Wake	267	52	18.7	13.4-25.4	25	13.0	7.7-21.1	12	6.1	2.9-12.1	16	10.8	4.7-22.8	162	51.4	42.7-60.1
Wayne	150	31	25.2	16.9-35.8	20	14.9	8.5-24.9	15	8.0	4.5-14.0	16	14.5	7.9-25.2	68	37.4	27.9-47.9
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	1,433	298	23.5	19.8-27.5	181	15.6	12.3-19.6	104	6.7	4.8- 9.3	146	13.9	10.4-18.3	704	40.3	36.1-44.7
Piedmont	2,798	613	23.2	20.6-26.0	291	12.8	10.7-15.3	164	8.6	6.8-10.8	204	9.8	7.8-12.3	1,526	45.6	42.7-48.6
Western NC	1,167	226	19.1	16.2-22.4	119	13.5	10.5-17.2	64	9.3	6.0-14.0	96	11.0	8.5-14.2	662	47.1	42.9-51.3
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	879	166	19.5	16.2-23.2	91	14.0	10.9-17.8	41	6.7	4.6- 9.7	62	10.1	7.3-13.8	519	49.7	45.3-54.2
Northwest	1,130	258	23.8	19.6-28.5	118	11.9	9.0-15.7	71	10.2	6.8-15.1	110	10.7	8.4-13.7	573	43.3	38.8-48.0
Charlotte	721	152	22.8	17.5-29.1	74	10.7	7.7-14.8	42	8.4	5.2-13.3	49	11.2	7.5-16.2	404	47.0	41.2-52.8
Greensboro	684	155	27.9	22.2-34.3	71	13.2	9.0-18.9	40	9.5	6.1-14.5	52	9.8	6.6-14.4	366	39.6	34.1-45.4
Southern Regional	467	98	19.7	15.0-25.3	71	16.3	11.3-23.1	39	10.1	6.3-15.7	48	11.4	6.9-18.2	211	42.6	35.9-49.6
Coastal	218	33	23.4	13.2-37.9	17	9.5	4.3-19.7	10	2.4	1.2- 4.8	18	18.9	8.8-35.9	140	45.8	33.8-58.3
Wake	668	139	20.1	16.2-24.7	77	16.3	11.7-22.2	39	7.1	4.3-11.6	43	9.8	5.8-16.1	370	46.7	40.8-52.6
Area L	48	8	11.0	4.6-24.1	9	20.2	8.8-39.9	5	15.0	5.1-36.8	2	12.0	2.5-41.6	24	41.9	23.4-63.0
Eastern	583	128	28.0	22.0-35.0	63	14.1	9.3-20.7	45	5.2	3.4- 7.8	62	12.5	8.2-18.7	285	40.2	33.8-47.1

Total
Respond.^

One time

Two times

Three times

Four or more times

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,398

1,137

22.7

20.8-24.7

591

13.7

12.0-15.5

332

8.2

6.8- 9.7

446

11.1

9.5-13.0

2,892

44.4

42.2-46.6

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

155

36.4

20.4-56.0

9.0

3.3-22.2

7.0

1.6-25.9

4.8

2.3- 9.8

42.9

28.9-58.1

Buncombe

160

18.8

12.4-27.5

12.3

6.8-21.5

5.7

2.2-14.1

8.0

3.5-17.4

103

55.2

45.3-64.7

Cabarrus

140

24.9

15.9-36.9

16.5

9.8-26.5

7.5

3.9-14.0

10.6

4.6-22.4

40.5

29.7-52.3

Catawba

127

22.2

14.7-31.9

8.7

4.6-15.7

9.3

3.3-23.3

10.3

4.7-21.3

49.5

38.9-60.1

Cumberland

159

24.0

16.6-33.3

13.4

8.2-21.0

9.9

5.2-18.1

11.7

6.5-20.1

41.0

32.0-50.6

Davidson

143

25.8

18.0-35.4

11.7

7.0-18.8

8.4

3.4-19.2

16.3

10.1-25.1

37.9

28.6-48.2

Durham

200

27.9

19.1-38.8

11.5

6.6-19.3

7.2

3.3-14.8

5.4

1.8-15.4

119

48.0

37.6-58.6

Forsyth

177

24.0

16.3-33.8

13.8

7.5-23.9

9.1

3.3-22.3

5.4

2.5-11.1

105

47.7

37.6-58.0

Gaston

133

19.3

12.9-27.8

10.9

4.6-23.8

4.8

2.0-10.9

14.0

7.5-24.7

51.0

39.3-62.6

Guilford

181

30.5

21.7-41.0

17.9

10.2-29.5

6.4

3.0-13.1

6.4

3.0-12.9

38.7

30.0-48.3

Iredell

180

22.2

13.9-33.5

10.6

5.8-18.8

6.4

2.6-14.9

14.7

8.5-24.3

46.0

35.1-57.4

Johnston

151

23.9

16.0-34.1

23.1

12.5-38.7

4.0

1.9- 8.2

13.1

7.6-21.4

35.9

26.4-46.7

Mecklenburg

254

22.2

15.5-30.7

7.2

3.9-12.9

7.7

4.5-13.0

9.8

5.1-17.9

159

53.1

44.9-61.2

New Hanover

163

21.2

13.0-32.7

14.9

7.9-26.5

4.1

1.9- 8.8

15.0

7.2-28.4

107

44.8

35.1-54.9

Onslow

151

26.6

18.1-37.2

13.6

7.9-22.3

6.2

3.1-12.1

13.9

7.7-23.7

39.7

30.9-49.3

Orange

147

24.4

16.6-34.3

6.4

3.4-11.8

6.4

2.8-14.0

6.9

3.0-14.9

55.9

45.9-65.5

Pitt

158

15.9

10.2-24.1

13.7

8.0-22.5

7.9

3.9-15.4

20.5

12.0-32.8

42.0

32.9-51.6

Randolph

137

19.0

11.2-30.4

16.4

8.8-28.7

15.5

6.3-33.4

15.3

8.1-27.0

33.8

24.4-44.7

Robeson

123

20.6

13.3-30.3

18.8

11.8-28.7

7.1

3.7-13.3

22.2

13.8-33.8

31.3

22.1-42.2

Rowan

180

21.2

14.5-30.0

12.0

7.3-19.3

8.8

5.0-15.0

19.2

9.7-34.3

38.8

28.8-49.8

Union

145

29.9

18.1-45.3

13.4

7.3-23.4

3.7

1.3-10.1

11.4

4.5-25.7

41.6

30.7-53.2

Wake

267

18.7

13.4-25.4

13.0

7.7-21.1

6.1

2.9-12.1

10.8

4.7-22.8

162

51.4

42.7-60.1

Wayne

150

25.2

16.9-35.8

14.9

8.5-24.9

8.0

4.5-14.0

14.5

7.9-25.2

37.4

27.9-47.9

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,433

298

23.5

19.8-27.5

181

15.6

12.3-19.6

104

6.7

4.8- 9.3

146

13.9

10.4-18.3

704

40.3

36.1-44.7

Piedmont

2,798

613

23.2

20.6-26.0

291

12.8

10.7-15.3

164

8.6

6.8-10.8

204

9.8

7.8-12.3

1,526

45.6

42.7-48.6

Western NC

1,167

226

19.1

16.2-22.4

119

13.5

10.5-17.2

9.3

6.0-14.0

11.0

8.5-14.2

662

47.1

42.9-51.3

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

879

166

19.5

16.2-23.2

14.0

10.9-17.8

6.7

4.6- 9.7

10.1

7.3-13.8

519

49.7

45.3-54.2

Northwest

1,130

258

23.8

19.6-28.5

118

11.9

9.0-15.7

10.2

6.8-15.1

110

10.7

8.4-13.7

573

43.3

38.8-48.0

Charlotte

721

152

22.8

17.5-29.1

10.7

7.7-14.8

8.4

5.2-13.3

11.2

7.5-16.2

404

47.0

41.2-52.8

Greensboro

684

155

27.9

22.2-34.3

13.2

9.0-18.9

9.5

6.1-14.5

9.8

6.6-14.4

366

39.6

34.1-45.4

Southern Regional

467

19.7

15.0-25.3

16.3

11.3-23.1

10.1

6.3-15.7

11.4

6.9-18.2

211

42.6

35.9-49.6

Coastal

218

23.4

13.2-37.9

9.5

4.3-19.7

2.4

1.2- 4.8

18.9

8.8-35.9

140

45.8

33.8-58.3

Wake

668

139

20.1

16.2-24.7

16.3

11.7-22.2

7.1

4.3-11.6

9.8

5.8-16.1

370

46.7

40.8-52.6

Area L

11.0

4.6-24.1

20.2

8.8-39.9

15.0

5.1-36.8

12.0

2.5-41.6

41.9

23.4-63.0

Eastern

583

128

28.0

22.0-35.0

14.1

9.3-20.7

5.2

3.4- 7.8

12.5

8.2-18.7

285

40.2

33.8-47.1

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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